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Table 1 Hepatitis B status of our haemodialysis cohort

From: The prevalence of occult hepatitis B virus (hbv) infection in a large multi-ethnic haemodialysis cohort

 

Hepatitis B surface anigen (HBsAg)

Hepatitis B core antibody (anti-HBcAb)

Hepatitis B surface antibody (anti-HBsAb)

Number of patients

HBV immune via vaccination

Negative

Negative

Positive

335 (42%)

Chronic HBV infection

Positive

Positive

Negative

15 (2%)

Past Hepatitis B infection

Negative

Positive

Positive

139 (17%)

Past Hepatitis B infection*

Negative

Positive

Negative

22 (3%)

Non-immune

Negative

Negative

Negative

282 (36%)

  1. *Patients who have acquired natural immunity due to prior exposure to hepatitis B.